2. Probably the worst one I've seen

was a profoundly retarded woman in her 20s, so retarded she had never developed a laugh or social smile and very little voluntary movement. She had been raped by her daddy, who also pimped her out when he needed beer money. She had produced 3 children, all severely retarded.

Gifts from god, my flabby old ass.

I'm sure Mourdoch is the first one on the blower when he has a cold. No gift from his god there, nor with any other physical calamity that applies to men.

Mourdoch is why I occasionally run my thumb down my meat cleaver blade to make sure it's sharp.

3. tragic as well

I've worked in institutions most of my life. I have zero tolerance of abuse of any helpless client, patient or inmate. There were some stories about a MR female on another unit whom had been impregnated by a staff person as well as clients whom had been molested in their homes prior to admission.